Turgen Tsagaan, Zegst, Tuulaitiyn Burd Lakes (28318)
Mongolia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Turgen Tsagaan, Zegst, Tuulaitiyn Burd Lakes
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.3833, Longitude: 113.2500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 812 to 890
Area of KBA (km2): 350.06027
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site is comprises an area of grassland steppe, rolling hills and several small lakes in the Ulz River valley. The site supports a number of crane species, and is an important area for their breeding and congregation before migration. Livestock husbandry is the main land use.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Globally Threatened species occurring at the site comprise White-naped Crane Grus vipio (VU), Siberian Crane G. leucogeranus (CR), Hooded Crane G. monacha (VU) and Great Bustard Otis tarda (VU). Populations of some waterbirds may reach 1% of their flyway populations. Non-bird biodiversity: Mongolian Gazelle Procapra gutturosa, Siberian Marmot Marmota sibirica (EN), Pallas’s Cat Felis manul (NT), Grey Wolf Canis lupus and Daurian Hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus are all common at the site.